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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27
a MAN OF CHEEK.
How lie Victimzed Good-Nature
Woman and Proud Mother.

HOW lie victim yea GOOu-Nature1
Woman and Proud Mother.
Madam" said the tramp, as he
stood at the back door. MADAM
would you mind givin' a poor man
wot haint had nothin' fer two days y
few cold victuals?"
YES, sir, l would mind it. You ara
able to work, and you won't get any
thing here"
Goodbye, lam; if can hold out
to drag myself away from yer yard
you'll never see me ag'in. But it is
hard, madam, to be thus unfeelin'ly
treated after standin' up fer yer family
when it was slanderedr'
when did you do that?'
"Jes' now at the next house. Yer
little boy was over there, an the woman
called him red-headed brat an told
him to go home. She were bringin' me
a great foppin' jag O grub on platter
at the time, but couldn't stand it, an
l says, SEE 1: Madam, the little feller's
hair haint red?'
All, L occ, Stuu Ou lOSC Iuc 1OOi NY
it! But hold on, I'll make it al right
with you. Red-headed, indeed! The
child's hair is no more red than mine"
"Thankea. madam, that looks like
the stuff. Cold ham, yes-ycs. A lit
tie too salt is the only trouble with it.
| low this is bakers bread-better' II
you'd be likely to make l reckon. You
shonld anayS take the stones out o
plum sauce. madam. No mustard Ter
the ham? All, yes, you have, thankee.
Don't keer fer any beans. malam-feed
'em to your husband! I'm very fond o
pie-keep the plate, madam Though
the under crust on this is jeS' 4 little
mite raw an doughy. You should u
warmed the coffee little-try an
mind it next time l call. Jes' do up
that chicken an them tarts fer me-in
printed paper, please, mornin' paper
perfrered, then can read an improve
my mind. Very keerful of my mind,
madam, very. Well. good-byr'
"Just moment my good man-did
it make her pretty angry when you
told her his hair wasn't redo"
No. ma am, not at ALL guarded
agin it, madam! | says like this, sez L:
Madam, the little feller'S hair haint
redr an then adds on an says: It's
more of brindle, madam; but don't
blame you fer not wantin' such pizen-
lookin' kid 'ronud-he's i'ble to steal
small things!' Her grub were better
seasoned than your'n, madaml Don't
git mad! Hey? Dog? You hain't got
no dog an 1 hain't scarf! Good
mornin', madam. There's yer kid
comm now"' Chicago Tribune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27
PRACTICAL COURTSYIP.

You say you love me. Maybe So
would not dOIbt your word;
But others before now, you know,
Have such sweet love vows heard
WHO are not loved. row. as wives would
Be loved b. those they wed.
You say you love me Very good
Dut wiu you like my bread:
You say you love ne. You must know
Your words are sYee. TO hear;
Like tender music. soft and low,
They charm my wiling ear.
But Il you would win al my heart,
Possess ny very soul
Promise TO co 4 husbands part
Swear you'll bring up tie coal.
You say you love me. And you ask
II could love YOU too.
I own twill be an easy task
II only you are true.
This. this alone l stipulate,
'Tis all nv hearts desire:
That may sleep till haif-past eight,
Ind you shall build the fire.
-SOhaercHls Journal
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27
ANCIENT SALT FISH.
Pickerel Which Are Estimated to BE a
Thousand. Years Old.

Thousand. Years Old.
At the White Plains salt works,
on the lire of the Central Pacific
railroad. beyond Wadsworth, in sink.
ing large pits or wells. many fish
perfectly preserved, have been found in
the strata of rock salt cat through.
The salt field occupies what was once
the bottom of large lake. The fish
found are of the pike or pickerel species,
and from twelve TO sixteen inches in
length. No .such, fish. are now seen in
any of our Nevada lakes, The speei-
mems are not petriiied, but are pro-
served in perfect form. flesh and all. as
though they had been frozen up in
cakes of ice. The salt works are near
the center of basin. in which was once
lake thirty miles long by from twelve
to fifteen miles in width and over thres
hundred feet deep in places. as is Shown
by the ancient water lines on the bor-
dering hills. The fish found imbedded
in the layers of rock salt are doubtless
thousands of years old. After being
exposed to the sun and air for day or
twothey become as hard as wood. At
the time Jason Baldwin. now watch
man at the Obiston shaft in this city,
was superintendent of the White Plains
works, he found great numbers OF these
fish. In a pit eight feet square ard
about sixteen feet deep dozens of them
were found, there being sometimes five
or six in bunch. 1t was found that
they could even be eaten. but they were
not very palatable and it was neces
sary to soak them in fresh water two
or three days before attempting to cook
them.-HirQinid Citu Enterprise.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

THIS GOOD OLD STShD-SY
acecmplIshes for everybody exactly waat claimed
fcrt One of the reasons Cor the great popularity of
the Mustang Eminent IL found IN It's universal
applicabiIity. Everybody needs sEch medicine.
The I,uuberman needs it IN case OF accident.
The Housewife needs st for generalfamily uss.
The Caunler needs it for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs It always On his WORE
bench.
The Miner needs it IN case Of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can't get along without n
The Farmer needs It in his house, his stable.
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the Boafman neeA
it IN liberal supply aaoat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs lit u his besa
friend and safest reliance.
The Stock-grower needs lit win save alma
thousands Of dollars and . world Of trouble.
The Railroad man needs it and VIII need if %
sonz a. his life Is round OF accidents and dangers
The Backwoodsmnn needs u There 3 nom
ing IKE &c as an sntIdose for the dangers to liza
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs It about bis store among
his euuployees. Accidents viii happen. and when
these come the Mustang Uniment il wanted ssonees
Keep Bottle In the House. It's tho best %
economy.
Keep a Bottle In the Factory. nsfmmedfsss
rss In case of accident pain and loss Of w.ges
Kcep q Bottle Alwsysin the stable 60
$50 when wanted
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27
IN KANSAS AND OHIO.
Race Prejudice Rampant in Two Sta
Con rolled by Republicans.

Race Prejudice Rampant in Two States
Controlled by Republicans.
The last Legislature of Ohio repealed
the law compelling the maintenance Of
separate schools for colorcd Children,
as the ratio of colored children to white
was only one to forty. The repeal of
the law compelled the one colofed
child to seek place among the other
thirty-nine or give up going to school
at all. The thirty-nine. or their par
ents for them. objected to the one on
the ground that the thirty-nine were
in danger of being contaminated or
disgraced or something by association
with the one. This little lcaven of
color was sufficient to create fear
that the school contingent of the whole
State was in danger of becoming col
ored or something worse. In three
towns at least disturbances have oc-
Cured and the trouble is likely to
spread. At Ripley the colored children
have been rejected. At Oxford the
separate schools are maintained in de-
fiance of the law, and ut Yellow
Springs the schools have been closed
entirely.
This manifestation of race prejudice
has also appeared in Kansas, the State
which had its birth in the conflict
which ended in making the colOred
people the peers of the whites before
the law. At Fort Scott. town of
1000 people. the colored people con-
cluded to claim their rights in this re-
spect, and at the opening of tho
schools couple of weeks ago sent
their children to the white schools
only to be refused admission. The
courts have been appealed to and are
certain to decide in favor of the col
ored people. So bitter is the feeling.
however, on the part of the whites
that they propose, if beaten, to with
draw and leave the schools entirely
to the blacks. This would be biting off
the white nose to spite the black face
with a vengeance. but the very. threat.
foolish as it is, shows how deep the
race prejudice Is, even IN the states
most noted for their abolition tepden-
cies. If sauce for the goose is GAUGE
for the gander, indeed we submit that
the Republican papers should de-
nounce Republican Ohio and Kansas
for these manifestations of race preju-
dice as fiercely as they did Democratic
Georgia for proposing to do by law
what the people of the two former
States appear to be doing contrary 60
law. If they do not the public will be
justified in the conclusion that the
most of the Northern cutlery against
race prejudice in the South is rank
phariseeism. Philadelphia Times, (Lnd. J
II John Sherman does not belieys
L
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

.eg-Any person = IN takes the. paper reg:
uIarly from sue p0st-of6ce, whether directed
10 ms name or whether ne IS a subscriber or
not. IS esponsi. le for the pay.
TIE courts 5ave decided that refusing &c
take newspapers from the poSt-ofbce, or re-
moving aaG leaving tiIeGn uncalled Tor, IL
orilnu Is eE.rc12e OF INTENTIONAL FRAUD
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

About seventy-five per cent. OF the
exports of this country during the last
fiscal year were agricultural products,
against twenty per cent of manufact-
ured articles, including refined petro-
leum.-C Christian at Work.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

Some old naturalists have account
ed for the sudden and mysterious ap-
pearance of the pike in ponds far from
other water by the theory that they
were produced by the heat of tie sun
from weed known as pickerel weed.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

The only things we desire to know
are those which will benefit Us
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27

If John Sherman does not belieys
the South is solid let it him run against
it.-N o. PicGyune.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-27


Hugh gave his name. and said he was
on his way home from Seaford; but this
did not satisfy his interrogation, who,
having nothing else to do, piled him
with questions until he learned the
whole story.
You did right" he said. Il am
glad to find a boy with so much prin-
ciPle. Make it rule to keep your
promises, and you will win the conf
dence of all who know you"
These words were very comforting to
Hugh, who had expected to he ridi-
culed. and when he parted from the
old gentleman he no longer had any
doubt that he had pursued the right
course. He found the canary dropping
in the cage, and. unwilling to run any
further risks. he gave it liberty at once,
mentally resolving that he would never
aga;n put wild bird into confinement
But his experience was to have an effect
upon his future life of which he little
dreamed.
Three years passed away, and the
failing health of his father made it
necessary for Hugh to secure a position
in which he could earn his own living.
Ralph was to take charge of the farm,
and it was decided to send Hugh to a
town several hundred miles distant,
where he was promised situation in .
large hardware store.
If could only find employment in
Barclayw said the boy. reluctant to go
so far from home. Il wonder if Mr.
Deverest would give me place in the
iron works."
ut would be of no use to apply, :"
replied his father. al heard not long
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21
CONDENSED NEWS.
Death Of the senior Bishop,

Bishop Lee, senior bishop OF the Protes.
tant Episeora al church OF the United States,
died at Wilmington, Delaware, on the 18th.
The bishops fatal illness, typhoid fever,
began March 4. He was buried in the Old
Swedes' burial ground in Wilmington BY the
side Of his wife
Alfred Lee, ID. d., LIZ d., first bishop Of
Delaware, was BORN ia Cambridge. Mass,
Sept. .. 1907, in the old Worcester man
sion, the grounds OF which join the Long.
fellow homestead. Bishop Lees father
was, when n young man, n midship-
man oil the royal navy OF England. Al
fred prepared for college under the direc
ton OF a private tutor, and was gradual
ed from Harvard university in 1927. Att
er leaving college he studied law. and was
admitted to the bar In New London, Conn,
and practiced in hat city for two years,
He then began the study OF theology and
Was graduated from the General Theologi
cal seminary Of New York in 1887.
After the death of Bishop Smith in 1884,
Bishop Lee became senior bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. His pub.
lished works are: THE Lille OF 81. Peter u
The Lie OF st. John" n Treatise on
Baptism. Memoir of Susan Allebone. u
'.The Harbinger OF Christi ''Eventful
Nights in Bible History" besides consider
able miscellaneous work.
He was q member OF the American com
mission which, conformity with the English
committee, revised the st. James transla-
ton of the Bible. He was also n member
of the P~anAnglicaf council. which met il
London in 1873. He received the degree
OF s.. T. ID. from Unity college, Hartford
and Hobart college. Geneva, in 1S41, and
thedegree OF Ii. ID. from Harvard in 1860
and Delaware college in 1877.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21

English cattle ranges in the West
we're expected by the fearful five years
ago to monopolize the trade, but
they are passing through the inevita-
bic reaction which weeds out OF every
new industry the enterprises which
lack the advantage of personal super.
vision. TheLondon Statistgives there
ports ofnine cattle companies. OF which
seven paiddividends in 1884, six in
1885 and two in 1886. From sales
of 1900 cattle in 1855 these com.
panies fell to so, 900 in 1856. and the
fall in the average price per head Was
nearly in proportion. In short, tlls
bottom has fallen out of the business
as far as these particular companie:
are concerned, and the complaint
seems to be general in the case O
these English companies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21
Gov. Hill yetoe. the License Eli.

Gov. Hill OF New York has vetoed the Ii
cense bill passed by the legislature. The
veto is on the ground that it is special leg
islation because it applies only to the
cities OF New York and Brooklyn, notwith.
standing the TACT that in a majority OF
the other cities and towns OF the state the
number Of dram shops is greater than in
these cities in proportion to population;
and because some OF it's provisions are un.
constitutional. The message is accom-.
panied by opinions from the attorney gen.
eral and from sx.Judge Comstock sustain.
ing that view. The governor expressly
reserves n expression OF his
own views, recites the positions
OF high license aud prohibition advocates
and that OF the Germans ON the other
hand, all OF whom he pronounced we'll
meaning citizens. As to the alleged mo-
lives actuating the legislature in passing
the bill he says: while the question oil
temperance is not a.party question and
can not well be made such, it is impossible
to ignore the political aspects OF the meas
ure, especially where it is known that its
support was made the subject at q party
caucus OF the majority Of the legislature,
and where IL has been ingeniously devised
and peculiarly framed so rs to operate
solely upon the two great Democratic con-
stituencies OF the state, while Republican
constituencies are exempted from it's bur.
dens.h
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21

Commissioner Tyler of Connection:
has just done a public service by pub
fishing the commissions paid on cur
sent business to agents. Every on,
Knows these are large; but few realize
that one dollar in six paid for insur,
ance goes to the agent and that IL
many companies ons.fourth is paitl
out in commissions. On the aggregate
fire premium income of the compan
les reportingin Connecticut amounting
to $50, 600, 900, S14, 500, 900, or 1755
per cent. goes to agents. For stock.
holders in insurance companies thesl
figures raise a practical question 0.
Importance in a business which prof
its for sometime had a hard fight witt
increasing expenses. But it is quit,
as serious a matter for the public ,c
inquire whether this way OF dom
business does not encourage rel A.
surance and SO pile up the "mora'
hazard" the deadliest and most d
moralizing of all FIRE causes, II insuf.
ance was not more difficult, woui
not fire be less frequent? They nf
questionably are under the Fren~
plan, which makes a MAI respon
BILE for his neighbors' losses for u Il
originating on his premises unless 8,
n prove no negligence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21

The Supreme Court ofPennsylvania
has recently decided that no assign,
ment OF wages can be valid in that
State. The Ease was that of an EN-.
ploye of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
who had assigned his timefor a month
to as torskeeper, and then demanded
his pay of the railroad as usual. the
company having already delivered his
wages to the merchant. The lower
court held that the unearned wages
or pay for services to be rendered had
no existence at the time ofassignment,
and could not, therefore, be trans.
ierred like property, and this position
was sustained by the highest tri
bunal OF the State.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21

Samuel Mclean, as assignee for certain
contractors in railroad building, has re.
covered a verdict AT Winona of S132, 9T3
against the Chicago & st. Paul Railroad
company for the partial construction oil
the road between Winona and st. Paul.
The suit has been pending several days in
the court of common pleas.
Pensions lately at Washington issued Co
Minnesota people: Hannah o., widow o.
ID. Gammell, st. Paul;M NJ. Hynson, Rapi
dan; J. Patten. Minneapolis; c. ID. Hunter,
Rices; A. Mosher, st. Paul; d. Gammell,
(deceased), S.. Paul; G. Lawrence, Detroit
shall; s. Cox, Saltwater; f. Rucharber,
Wabasha; w. II. H. Kennedy, Maple
Plain; w. McStotts, Dassel. Increased, j,
McNeely, Spring Valley; J. Payette, Mime
apolis.
The board Of directors OF the Moor.
bead d Southeastern Railway company
having completed arrangements
including the necessary capital, to build
a line between Moorhead and Breckenridge.
work to be begun thereon Immediately.
st. Cloud Special: Gertie A.. only dauch.
ter of Aid. William Powell. was mar.
ried to Louis f. Wakeman, son OF f
b. Wakeman of Minneapolis. assistant
general superintendent of the Manitoba.
at the residence OF the brides parents.
There was n large meeting in st. Paul or
the 4 to protest against Irish coerion
Gov. McGill presided and speeches We're
made by congressman Rice, Macdonald. vii
son and Others. Letters we're read from
Senator Davis and representative Knutt
Nelson.
one oil the oldest priests in Minnesota
died at st. Benedict's priory in st. Paul.
Father Benedict was born in Bavaria
August 10th, 1873, and came to St. Pau
April, IL. 1857. 1t a just thirty years
to theday after coming to st. Paul thai
he died.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21
THE LAWS.

WORK IN THE sECRErARY's OFFICE
BISMARCK, Special. April 15.-The work Of
preparing the avs passed at the last session
of the legislative assembly for publication
goes rapidly on in ths secretary's office.
Many of them are of mucn interest 90 the
people generally, and a brief synopsis Of a
few of the leading features will be given oc-
casionally Ia these columns each week. The
new law providing for certain legal printing
gives the newspapers throughout the terri
tory a fair price for such publications, the
price named for legal notices being rs cents
per square of twelve lines of nonpareil type,
or its equivalent, for the first insertion, and
80 cents for subsequent insertions; and in
all cases except divorce the plaintiff may
designate the paper published in the county
n which notice is published The county
commissioners are compelled to publish
their proce edings in full in three newspa-
pers, if there be three eligible TO print In
full such report, and no two of which shall
be in the same congressional township; the
price allowed being % cents per square of
twelve ines Of solid BREWER type or its
equivalent Another section OF this bill pro-
vides:
The affidavit Of publication of all legal notices
required by law, shall contain a statement that
the full amount of the fee charged inures to the
publisher, and that no agreement orunder-
standing for any division of II has BEEN made.
and shall also state the fees charged: an affidavit
shall also be attached To the notice Of publica-
tion by the party. or authorized agent, that they
directed the publication, and that no agreement
WIS made or understanding had regarding a di-
vision: and that no part of the amount has been
refunded or rebated by the publisher.
This gives the newspapers protection in
these matters and will have a tendency to
make the business more comfortable inan-
cially. Owing TO the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-04-21

In accordance with the wish of his
Holiness, Pope Leo KILL letter. bear.
ing the signatures OF Cardinal Simeoni
and the deceased Cardinal Jacobini,
has been forwarded to all the Arch
bishops and Bishops of the United
States, expressive of theinterest man.
Tested by the Supreme Pontiff in the
erection OF the proposed memorial
church to St. Patrick at Rome, which
is intended to be a splendid and last.
ing testimonial of Irish Catholic faith.
The circular desires that the prelates
exhort their iocks to generously con.
tribute toward this worthy work. 1t
is not addressed to the Bishops rs o
body, but toeach one in particular.